* It is worth noting for anyone who comes
looking for him that Neil Whiteside McLean who married Jibella (or
Sibella)McKinnon in 1853 is NOT a direct member of
this family, being from the same generation as Margaret and Robert, however,it seems too much a coincidence to rule out
a link between the two families - perhaps a relative of Margaret's and
arelative of Robert's were Neil's family?
It's also significant that the name 'Neil' kept cropping up in future generations,but there were no Neil's among Roderick and
Mary's children... I'm working on it! It is likely that Sibella was the
same'Isabella McKinnon' who came to Australia
in single women's quarters on board the ship Flora McDonald in 1852.

There's quite a tale I've dug up of Rachel
marrying into Lawrence of Arabia's family. David's grandfather, another
David,married David's grandmother Janet Reid.
He also appears to have married and had a child with one Catherine Ross,
or Rose.Both families have this David being the
son of Donald Junor born in Avoch, Ross and Cromarty in 1743. I'm notconvinced, I believe it more likely given
the dates involved that the 'David' mentioned in the TE Lawrence familyis Donald's brother David, born
in 1755 - if he was David son of Donald - he was a bigamist with two distinct
families!

David and Catharine's son George, born
1797, (known as Junner) married a woman named Simonia Somervil Bissat Wilkes.Their daughter Elizabeth, born 1828, was
a servant in the house of Thomas and Sarah Lawrence, and had an affair,and an illegitimate child, with their
son John. Their daughter Sarah Junner, born 1861, in her turn, had an affair
with one ThomasChapman, a wealthy landowner and Baronet.
She was working as a nanny for Thomas and his wife Edith in Ireland. Thomasinstalled the 'pretty blonde haired nanny'
in a house in Dublin where she had a son, Montagu Robert, in 1885.
Edith found out,but refused to give Thomas the divorce
he wanted, so he left Edith and began living, posing as respectable married
man, withSarah. The two used her father's name
of 'Lawrence'. They had five children. Thomas Edward born in 1888 - later
known asLawrence of Arabia, was the second of
their five sons.

So. That makes David Junor's grandfather
- or great uncle - also the great great grandfather of Lawrence of Arabia.

Left to right: Donald and David Junor,
great grandsons of Donald of Avoch, TE Lawrence, gg grandson (or gg nephew!)
of Donaldof Avoch. Although they're a number of
times removed, there's a clear family resemblance, particularly around
theeyes, and between Ned and David, the same
nose, mouth and hair - they even have the same cowlick!

Many thanks to Margaret Jones for the use
of the above photo's of Donald and David.

For more information on the Junor family,
see Margaret Jones excellent site hereFor the story of Lawrence of Arabia's
connection to the Junors, see hereTE Lawrence's family tree up to David
may be found
here